Why Buhari Should Legalise Cannabis -Daddy Showkey
VETERAN entertainer, Daddy Showkey has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to legalise cannabis.
In an almost three minutes video shared on his Instagram page, the music icon explained that should the Buhari-led administration legalise cannabis, there will be more jobs for the youths, and the economy will be better.
While wondering why the has never given medicinal Cannabis a thought, Daddy Showkey maintained that there is no better time for the Nigerian government to consider the legalisation than now.
His words; “Where our brains go? Now many countries dey survive on Cannabis wen una dey call Igbo. The thing wen una nor understand be say, Igbo nor be only to smoke am, Igbo get many medicinal purposes.
“Although some people go misuse am but make we think about the medicinal side. There are a lot of things it can help us with. I have never smoked Indian hemp in my life but I can tell you it can help the youths to get jobs, it can be refined into a cream.
“Go and do your research on Cannabis, it has one of the best oils in the world…America don legalise, Holland don legalise am, UK don legalise am.”
Watch Daddy Showkey as he calls for the legalisation of cannabis below:
This is not the first time a public figure will call on the Nigerian government to put the legalisation of cannabis into consideration. Recall that some months ago, legendary producer, Don Jazzy advised the government to make the business environment in the country conducive for farmers who would want to go into cannabis farming.
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